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Benefits Analyst

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Bangalore · India · Remote · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Workplace
Remote
Location
Bangalore · India

About the role

  • The Benefits Analyst will support global benefits administration and manage day-to-day benefits operations specifically for India.
  • This role involves partnering with the Senior Benefits Analyst to streamline enrollment, handle team-member inquiries, and improve administrative processes.
  • The position requires periodic presence at the Bangalore hub to host benefits events and flexibility to collaborate across time zones, including Pacific time.

Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day administration for assigned benefits programs including eligibility, enrollment, onboarding, billing, reporting, and audits.
  • Review benefits and team-member data from multiple sources to research discrepancies and recommend next steps.
  • Work with brokers and vendors on daily operations and support renewals, plan changes, and implementations.
  • Plan, host, and manage benefits events at the Bangalore hub.
  • Coordinate assigned benefits activities across selected countries and employment arrangements.
  • Partner with Payroll, Finance, People Operations, and People Technology on reporting, billing reconciliation, and compliance.
  • Resolve team-member benefits inquiries and explain complex topics in accessible language.
  • Analyze benefits utilization, cost, and qualitative data to identify trends and prepare insights.
  • Maintain documentation, process guides, and trackers while recommending improvements to simplify or automate tasks.
  • Incorporate artificial intelligence tools into daily workflows to drive efficiency and innovation.

Requirements

  • Experience supporting benefits administration including enrollment, reporting, and audits.
  • Experience working with benefits brokers or vendors.
  • Experience supporting benefits in more than one country.
  • Working knowledge of core benefits concepts such as medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental benefits.
  • Experience using an HRIS, benefits administration platform, or similar operational tools.
  • Intermediate or stronger Excel or Google Sheets skills including VLOOKUPs, filters, pivot tables, and data analysis.
  • Ability to be based in Bangalore and attend the office for events.
  • Flexibility to collaborate across time zones, including Pacific time.

Preferred qualifications

  • Global technology company experience
  • Workday experience

Benefits

  • Benefits to support health, finances, and well-being
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental leave
  • Home office support

Workplace

  • Role is based in Bangalore, India.
  • Periodic office presence required for hosting and managing benefits events.
  • Flexibility required for collaboration across time zones, including Pacific time.

Skills

  • Workday
  • Google Workspace
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets

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